When the ministers saw their appearance, they also understood, and most of what the emperor said was true, and they couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

The power of Dongchang has reached this point, even this, can this be detected?

They only felt that the thick court clothes on their bodies no longer had the slightest concealment effect, and they didn't know how many eyes were staring at them in the dark.

Zhu Jian looked at Menda coldly, and a cruel smile appeared on his face, which contained anger:

"Run? This is my palace, where do you want to escape? ”

Then came a shout of rage:

"You guys, you are so daring, you dare to frame the minister, what kind of crime should you be guilty of! Elder Li Ge is the first assistant appointed by the first emperor, and he will allow you to murder, take it down for me, and hand it over to Yousi for conviction! ”

Immediately, a pro-army like a wolf rushed out and tied up the three of them.

All this happened so quickly that the mouths of the ministers had not yet closed, and the three of them had already been taken down.

The courtiers looked at each other, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

An emperor's teacher, a commander of the Jinyi guard, and an emperor's personal eunuch.

That's it?

Everyone saw the new emperor's thunderous methods and iron-faced ruthlessness, and for a while, all the ministers were shocked, perhaps they originally had some contempt for this young emperor, thinking of fooling around in some places and making profits for themselves, but now they will also put away their thoughts.

And Yan Jingxiu stood in the crowd, just watching all this coldly.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, as the emperor's personal eunuch and imperial teacher, they don't need to seize the throne at all, they can be easily promoted, and two courtiers who have mixed into the center will be so stupid? Scold.

However, this Menda, although favored by orthodoxy, has many bad deeds, and in recent times, the authority of Jinyiwei has indeed been a little too inflated.

Killing two birds with one stone, the new emperor is really a good means.

He aimed at Li Xian, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Sure enough, Li Xian, who was the center of the incident, was standing steadily in front of him, and his body did not move, and he didn't seem to be surprised by this.

It's all old foxes.

However, most of the courtiers were still shocked by Zhu Jianshen's hand.

The scene of the court meeting fell into silence for a short time, Zhu Jianshen didn't speak, just glanced at the ministers lightly with his eyes, and everywhere he looked, the courtiers felt a sense of oppression, accompanied by a quiet atmosphere, and the pressure increased suddenly.

After a while, Zhu Jianshen seemed to have finally lost his anger, and slowly spoke:

"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is any business, you can discuss it with me."

With his words, the atmosphere seemed to warm up a little.

After a few breaths, the official stepped out and reported:

"Your Majesty, the fifty-sixth grandson of King Wenxuan, the Qufu Kong clan sent people to Beijing yesterday."

Hearing the name of Confucius, the officials below suddenly came back to their senses, their faces were all solemn, and even Zhu Jianshen on the throne couldn't help but sit up straight and listen.

"Your Majesty, he said, the Kong family has been multiplied in Qufu for hundreds of years, the population is growing day by day, although it has received the grace of heaven and given a lot of heaven and earth and property, but it is still difficult to bear the cost of the survival of many future generations, and it is beyond his means, and he asks His Majesty to reduce or reduce the land rent of the Kong family."

Hearing this, Yan Jingxiu couldn't help but pout.

Even the Yan family, a small family at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, has multiplied until now, and the population has been quite large.

The Confucian family has been multiplying for many generations, even though it has encountered many troubled times, but Qufu, the city of Schrödinger, can have any wars.

Qufu Confucius family, I don't know how many people there will be. Raise? Are you kidding! Even if the land rent is reduced, he can't afford to raise so many descendants of Confucius! Obviously, the high-level of the Kong family has never been in charge of this huge Kong family.

Most of the children of the Kong family eventually became ordinary people, or even inferior to them, and became tenants, and most of the land should be in the hands of Yan Shenggong and several upper echelons of the Kong family.

Nowadays, it is nothing more than that the contemporary head of the family wants to make a profit for his many fields.

However, having said that, there was still a faint trace of envy in his heart.

After all, to be able to directly propose to the emperor to reduce or exempt the taxes of one family and one surname, there is really only the Holy Duke of Northern Kongyan.

Like the Yan family, they are still growing themselves, and they even have an army overseas, why? It's just self-preservation. Like the Kong family, you don't have to do anything, you can continue to enjoy the glory and wealth when you nod your head at a critical time, which of the world's corporal clans is not envious?

Regardless of anything else, they are indeed the pinnacle of the family.

If nothing happens, Emperor Chenghua would definitely not refuse his request.

Sure enough, Zhu Jianshen responded almost without thinking:

"King Wenxuan, the Most Holy of Dacheng, has made a contribution to all generations and has given his descendants mercy, which is also as it should be."

He groaned a little, and said:

"Two-thirds of the land rent will be reduced! Look, how is it? ”

Below, the ministers' answers are unanimous:

"Your Majesty."

Giving preferential treatment to the descendants of Confucius is undoubtedly a heart for Confucianism, which is simply a holy act! The eyes of many officials showed joy.

Yan Jingxiu's eyes sharpened a little more, but he still bowed down with the general flow:

"Your Majesty, Shengming!"

This is, hit a stick, give a sweet date?

……

"Yan Shenggong, Yan Shenggong!"

Kong Kesheng excitedly rushed into the study of the Yansheng Mansion, and shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty agreed! From now on, my Kong's land rent will be reduced by two-thirds! ”

His eyes were full of excitement, Yan Jingxiu did not guess wrong, the Kong family's appointment this time was purely the idea of Yan Shenggong, in order to pay less land rent for the land under their name.

Now that his wish has been fulfilled, he only needs to pay one-third of the rent for the huge land, and his wealth will expand several times, how can Kong Kesheng not be excited?

In the study, Kong Hongxu, a contemporary Yan Shenggong, is sitting reclining, holding a volume of "Spring and Autumn" in his hand.

Hearing the shout, he didn't raise his head, but smiled faintly:

"Isn't that a matter of course?"

Kong Ke was stunned for a moment, then restrained his smile and said respectfully:

"Yes."

This is certainly a matter of course.

……

The emperor exempted Kong's taxes, but it was not only Kong's.

Many people around the Kong family, seeing that Kong Hongxu could be exempted from so much land rent, naturally invested the land in his favor, and this Yan Shenggong himself also used his own means to constantly buy or forcibly seize nearby land, so that more and more land in his name was under his name.

Of course, there are more and more rent-free land.

The taxes in the Qufu area disappeared silently.

Such a situation is constantly being staged in various places in the Ming Dynasty.

Although they did not have the terrifying influence of the Confucian family, and could reduce the rent of the land, the gentry's privilege for conscription was terrible enough, and the burden of conscription made the common people unbearable and forced to surrender to the land.

Land annexation, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, intensified.

Famine, drought, and floods also deprived the people of their livelihoods and fueled the arrogance of the gentry.

Countless people have no land to cultivate and are forced to go into exile.

Landlords, natural disasters, and taxation form a vicious circle.

In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of displaced people are emerging.

(End of chapter)